Perimenopause and Menopause Are Associated With High Frequency Headache in Women With Migraine: Results of the American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention Study.

CONCLUSIONS: The risk of high frequency headache is increased in women during the perimenopause compared to premenopause in the fully adjusted model. The fact that the increased risk of high frequency headache was not statistically significant for menopause in the fully adjusted models suggests that different mechanisms might account for the increased risk for this stage of the menopausal transition. Recognition of the increased risk of high frequency headache during the menopausal transition suggests a need for optimized preventive treatment of migraine during this time of women's life. PMID: 26797693 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Headache - January 21, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Martin VT, Pavlovic J, Fanning KM, Buse DC, Reed ML, Lipton RB Tags: Headache Source Type: research